Nine Inch Nails

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September 2008
- NIN Dazzles With Lasers, LEDs and Stealth Screens
  
  Wired | Sep 13, 08
  
  With more than 40 tons of lighting and stage rigging, hundreds of LED lights, a daunting array of professional and custom-built machinery running both archaic and standard commercial VJ software, three different video systems and an array of sensors and cameras, the tour is nothing if not a lavish display of techno wizardry.
June 2008
- Reznor Schools Music Industry
  
  Valleywag | Jun 10, 08 8:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The music industry could learn a few things from Trent Reznor, whose decision to go independent and give away music digitally might earn him more money than sticking with a label—not to mention creative freedom, Jackson West writes on Valleywag. Labels are now starting to realize they need to move beyond traditional album sales, too. More »
May 2008
- Nine Inch Nails Gives Away New Album
  
  Billboard | May 5, 08 3:13 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Nine Inch Nails released its new album free of charge today, Billboard reports. In premiering The Slip online, frontman Trent Reznor wrote, “Thank you for your continued and loyal support over the years—this one’s on me.” The 10-track album will see CD and vinyl release in July, but in the meantime you can download the latest from the industrial legend gratis. More »
- Nine Inch Nails Pinch Scalpers
  
  Reuters | May 1, 08 7:43 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Nine Inch Nails aims to outmaneuver scalpers and undercut premium ticket brokers with an online strategy during an upcoming summer concert tour, Reuters reports. Tickets will be sold directly to fans registered on the band's website beginning 72 hours before each concert date. Organizers hope tight ID restrictions will ensure only fans get tickets. More »
March 2008
- Radiohead to Fans: Get Animated
  
  Wired | Mar 20, 08 3:18 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Radiohead is breaking new ground again—this time asking fans to make an animated video for any song on its pay-what-you-want In Rainbows album. The band itself will choose the grand-prize winner, who’ll get $10,000 to animate a full-length version. Would-be competitors have until April 27 to submit their concept videos or storyboards to aniBoom.com, Wired reports. More »
- NIN Nails the Recording Industry
  
  MSNBC | Mar 6, 08 9:45 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The early success of Nine Inch Nails' experiment on the Internet may mean that Armageddon is one step closer for the recording industry, writes Tony Sclafani for MSNBC. The industrial rock powerhouse released a new album on its website Sunday without a label's support, and the response has been both lucrative and overwhelming. More »
- Nine Inch Nails Releases New Album Online
  
  Pitchfork Media | Mar 3, 08 4:40 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Nine Inch Nails followed in the Radiohead revolution's footsteps yesterday, self-releasing a 36-track instrumental record online without warning and announcing an elaborate set of pricing options. You can pay nothing and listen to the first nine songs, “100% DRM-free,” and enjoy a pile of extras, Pitchfork Media reports. The $300 package comes complete with four vinyl LPs and a Trent Reznor signature. More »